Running back, Georgia State (from Michigan State, Akron), 2020–⁠25

Jordan Simmons

Number
No. 9
Height
5′11″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Marietta, GA

Jordan Simmons played running back at Michigan State (2020–⁠23), Akron (2024) and Georgia State (2025).

Career highs

164rushing yards, career highvs. Marshall, 20256catches, career hightwice; last vs. Marshall, 202597receiving yards, career highat Western Michigan, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Michigan State562193.9028
2021Michigan State702784.0024
2022Michigan State492.303
2023Michigan State7142.004
2024Akron1106646.0273
2025Georgia State975435.6292
Career3441,7275.0492

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Michigan State5346.8013
2021Michigan State7294.1114
2024Akron211838.7052
2025Georgia State281926.9132
Career614387.2252

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2022Michigan State320000
2023Michigan State210000
2024Akron200000
Career730000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Michigan State9RBYr 1
2021Michigan State9RBYr 2
2022Michigan State9RBYr 3
2023Michigan State9RBYr 4
2024Akron9RBYr 5
2025Georgia State9RBSr. (Yr 6)5′11″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2022Michigan State4-0.49––-1.9––
2023Michigan State6-0.27––-1.6––
2024Akron1250.2782nd (n=434)0.1634.018%0.26
2025Georgia State1360.1772nd (n=576)0.1023.218%0.22

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Georgia State47%3.401.001.5010%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Georgia State 11 games, 543 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atOle MissL 7–⁠63–––1−20
Sep 13vs.Murray StateW 37–⁠212100–––
Sep 20atVanderbiltL 21–⁠704210141
Oct 4vs.James MadisonL 7–⁠143203280
Oct 11vs.App StateL 20–⁠41270110
Oct 18atGeorgia SouthernL 24–⁠412703200
Oct 23vs.South AlabamaL 31–⁠38117803110
Nov 8atCoastal CarolinaL 27–⁠40209915250
Nov 15vs.MarshallL 18–⁠301916416640
Nov 22atTroyL 19–⁠31176704390
Nov 29atOld DominionL 10–⁠2717880120
2024 Akron 11 games, 664 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atOhio StateL 6–⁠527204250
Sep 7atRutgersL 17–⁠4991091–––
Sep 14vs.ColgateW 31–⁠209490–––
Sep 21atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠506190280
Sep 28atOhioL 10–⁠30430–––
Oct 5vs.Bowling GreenL 20–⁠2797305320
Oct 12atWestern MichiganL 24–⁠34136316970
Oct 26vs.Eastern MichiganW 25–⁠21161090110
Nov 2vs.BuffaloL 30–⁠41146801110
Nov 13atNorthern IllinoisL 16–⁠2912560290
Nov 19atKent StateW 38–⁠17111130–––
2023 Michigan State 4 games, 14 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Central MichiganW 31–⁠71−10–––
Sep 9vs.RichmondW 45–⁠14110–––
Sep 16vs.WashingtonL 7–⁠414110–––
Sep 23vs.MarylandL 9–⁠31130–––
2022 Michigan State 5 games, 9 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 10vs.AkronW 52–⁠0230–––
Oct 1atMarylandL 13–⁠27––––––
Oct 8vs.Ohio StateL 20–⁠49260–––
Nov 12vs.RutgersW 27–⁠21––––––
Nov 19vs.IndianaL 31–⁠39––––––
2021 Michigan State 11 games, 278 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3atNorthwesternW 38–⁠2151001141
Sep 11vs.Youngstown StateW 42–⁠14161210170
Sep 18atMiamiW 38–⁠17210–––
Sep 25vs.NebraskaW 23–⁠203130160
Oct 2vs.Western KentuckyW 48–⁠3110340130
Oct 9atRutgersW 31–⁠13140–––
Oct 30vs.MichiganW 37–⁠33380–––
Nov 6atPurdueL 29–⁠40120–––
Nov 13vs.MarylandW 40–⁠2163901−40
Nov 20atOhio StateL 7–⁠5672301−20
Dec 30 ✦vs.PittsburghW 31–⁠2116230150
2020 Michigan State 5 games, 219 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 24vs.RutgersL 27–⁠38144301130
Oct 31atMichiganW 27–⁠24145502110
Nov 7atIowaL 7–⁠499340160
Nov 14vs.IndianaL 0–⁠245150140
Dec 12atPenn StateL 24–⁠3914720–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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